Bangladesh women's national cricket team facts for kids

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Bangladesh

Nickname(s)	Female Tigers, Tigresses
Association	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Personnel
Captain	Nigar Sultana
Coach	Sarwar Imran
Team information
Home ground	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
History
Test status acquired	2021
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Full member (2000) Affiliate member (1997)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever WODI 7th 5th (27 Nov 2021) WT20I 9th 8th (2 Oct 2020)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI	v  Ireland at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground, Dhaka; 26 November 2011
Last WODI	v  Pakistan at Lahore City Cricket Association Ground, Lahore; 19 April 2025
WODIs Played Won/Lost Total 77 24/46 (2 ties, 5 no results) This year 8 4/4 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Group stage (2022)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I	v  Ireland at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin; 28 August 2012
Last WT20I	v  West Indies at Warner Park, Basseterre; 31 January 2025
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total 132 46/85 (0 ties, 1 no result) This year 3 0/3 (0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup appearances	5 (first in 2014)
Best result	1st round (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Test kit ODI kit T20I kit
As of 19 April 2025

The Bangladesh women's national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They are also known as the "Female Tigers" or "Tigresses." The team started playing international matches in July 2007, winning their first two games against Thailand. They also won the 2007 ACC Women's Tournament.

In 2011, Bangladesh was given "One-Day International" (ODI) status after doing well in the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. This meant they could play longer international matches. They then played in their first major international tournament, the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20, as the host country. The team has become one of the strongest women's cricket teams in Asia. They made their first appearance at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup and have played in every World Twenty20 since 2014.

In April 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave permanent "Test" and "One Day International" (ODI) status to all women's teams that are full members of the ICC.

Team History and Achievements

Winning the 2018 Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2018 winner team with trophy

At the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Malaysia, Bangladesh played very well. They won 4 out of 5 matches to reach the final. In the final, they beat India, which was a big achievement! This was the first time any team other than India had won the Women's Asia Cup.

First World Cup Appearance in 2022

Bangladesh played in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup for the first time in 2022. They qualified based on their ODI ranking after the qualifying tournament was stopped early. They had won 2 out of 3 matches at that point. In the World Cup, they finished 7th, winning one match against Pakistan. Because they qualified for the World Cup, they also earned a spot in the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.

Recent Tournaments

• 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup: Bangladesh hosted this tournament in 2022. They finished in 5th place, winning 2 matches.
• 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh qualified for this World Cup by winning the qualifying tournament in 2022. They were in Group A but lost all four of their matches.
• 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup: As a full member, Bangladesh automatically qualified for this tournament and reached the semi-finals.
• 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Bangladesh was supposed to host this World Cup, which would have given them an automatic spot. However, due to political issues, the tournament was moved to the United Arab Emirates. Bangladesh won their first game in the main tournament since 2014, beating Scotland, but did not advance past the group stage.
• 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh qualified for the 2025 World Cup by finishing 2nd in the qualifying tournament. They had a record of 3 wins and 2 losses.

Current Players

This section lists players who have played for Bangladesh in the last 12 months or were part of the most recent team squads. New players are shown in italics.

Updated as of 16 April 2024.

Former Players

• For a list of all players who have played One-Day Internationals, see List of Bangladesh women ODI cricketers.
• For a list of all players who have played Twenty20 Internationals, see List of Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers.

Coaching Staff

The people who coach and manage the team are:

Position	Name
Head coach	Sorowar Imran
Assistant coach	Faisal Hossain
Chief selector	Manjurul Islam
Performance analyst	Rashed Iqbal

Team Records and Statistics

Overall Match Summary

This table shows Bangladesh Women's overall performance in international matches. As of 19 April 2025

One-Day International (ODI) Records

• Highest team score: 250/3 against South Africa on 16 December 2023.
• Highest individual score: 107 runs by Fargana Hoque against India on 22 July 2023.
• Best bowling in one innings: 6 wickets for 20 runs by Khadija Tul Kubra against Pakistan on 8 October 2018.

Twenty20 International (T20I) Records

• Highest team score: 255/2 against Maldives on 5 December 2019.
• Highest individual score: 113 not out by Nigar Sultana against Maldives on 5 December 2019.
• Best bowling in one innings: 5 wickets for 12 runs by Nahida Akter against Kenya on 19 January 2022.

Honours and Medals

Asian Cricket Council (ACC)

• Women's Asia Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2018

Asia Cup 2018 victory celebration of Bangladesh National Women Cricket team in Dhaka.

Other Competitions

• Asian Games
  • Silver Medal (2): 2010, 2014
  • Bronze Medal (1): 2022
• South Asian Games
  • Gold Medal (1): 2019

See also

• List of Bangladesh women ODI cricketers
• List of Bangladesh women Twenty20 International cricketers
• Bangladesh national cricket team